Re: wow - is a "shadow" politician still a politician?

["Brian Loe" <knobdy () gmail com>]

On 8/28/07, Richard M. Smith <rms () computerbytesman com> wrote:
> Hi Brian,
>
> I'm actually not opposed to hunting and other forms of sports shooting.
> Everyone should have a hobby.
>
> What I really hate is government welfare programs.  Here's what is going on
> a couple of miles from my house on Cape Cod:
>
>    Federal Judge Rules that Cape Cod Pheasant Stocking Program Is Unlawful
>    http://tinyurl.com/2nndyg
>
> Richard

I'm not sure where this fits in the discussion but, yeah, that SOUNDS
like a ridiculous program. The article did not read all that unbiased
so I have to reserve judgment to some degree - as I do with any news
story.

On the other hand, the saving of several species of migratory birds
has come by way Ducks Unlimited. Further, in the US, EVERY TIME you
buy anything to do with hunting or shooting (to include ammo and guns)
you have contributed to the care of our parks and conservation
departments. If everyone in the country stopped buying hunting and
fishing stuffs tomorrow they would have to close our national parks.
Never mind the arguments any government conservation agent will give
you about bettering the herds of wildlife and creating habitat -
without hunting there wouldn't be a conservation department in your
state, AND you'd wipe out the populations of several large game
species.
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